Garment-supporting strap.



E. MORRIS, JR.

GARMENT SUPPORTIN APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 190s G STRAP.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

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Edward Morris Jr.

qvihwaoea UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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GABMENT-SUPPOBTIN G STRAP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD MORRIS, Jr., a citizen of the United States residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Sn porting Straps; and I do hereby declare tl i and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the I same.

This invention relates to improvements in supporting devices for nether garments and more particularly to the kind worn by males. It is well known with most devices of this kind the adjustment-of the garment to the waist of the wearer is effected by means of a suitablelacing carried by strapssecured to the waist band of the garment and arranged toregulate the space between the terminals of the waist band according to the size of the wearers waist. This arrangement has many disadvantages, chief-among which is that the lacing does not permit of a yieldin effect which is necessary when thewearer is required to move his body, whereby binding on the abdominal re ion and back is produced which frequent y causes serious efi'ects.

The present invention aims to remedy this defect by providing the waist band of a garment with a pair of oppositely arranged straps located at the rear terminals of the waist band and on either side of the usual gusset. The said sup iorting straps being provided with a plurality of lacing holes to receive the lacing when desired to use the latter and further provided with a plurality of button holes to receive the buttons at the opposite ends of a resilient back strap, the latter constructed to cause the waistband to yicldingly bind on the body of the wearer, thus giving the required extension to the body portion of the garment.

With these and other objects in view as will morefully hereinafter appear, the present invention consists in certain novel details of constructionand arrangement of hereinafter fully described, accompanyin drawings and more particularly' pointe out in the appended claims. It being understood that various chan es in the form, proportion, size and minor etails of the device may be made without departarts, illustrated in the Specification of Letters Patent. Application Med May 26, 1909. Serial No. 493,142.

e following to be a full, clear,

ing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

YIu the accompanying drawings forming part of the specification :Figure l is a front elevatlon of the device showing the lacing and back strap in' position. Fig. 2

Patented Nov. 2,1909.

is a similar view with the lacing removed. I

Fig. 3 is a plan View of a garment fitted with my device. Fig. 4 is a detailed front elevation of the back strap. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

' Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

The the numeral 5 and the waist sections by the numerals 6 and 7. The forward ends of these sections when on the body of the wearer are secured by the usual fly button 8 and at their rearends are connected by means of the'usual V shaped gusset 9.

The supporting straps are designated by the numerals 10 and 11 and are preferably formed of textile material and arranged on the waist bands 6 and 7 at either side of the gusset 9. The supporting straps are oblong in contour and are secured to the outer garment is designated in general by stitching 12, the said stitching being arranged at the longitudinal edges of the straps. The ends of the straps remote from the ends adjacent the gusset 9 are secured to the waist band sections by rows of stitching 13. With this construction it is obvious that pocket-like formations are formed, the function of which-will appear later. The free ends of the supporting straps are provided with a plurality of lace holes 14 arranged in a vertical plane and adapted'to receive the lacing 15. By referring now to the drawings it will be seen that the supporting straps are further provided with a plurality of button holes, the latter extendlng longitudinally of the stra and located at the middle thereof.

The back strap is designated by the nu- .merallti and is'preferably formed of a single piece of elastic webbing of considerably less length than the distance between the free ends of the supporting straps, the terminals of the back strap are covered with a sheathin 17 preferably of textile material and .fixe ly secured to the opposite ends of i the straps the straps are a pair of buttons 18 The width of the back strap 16- is considerably less than the distance between the longitudinal rowsof stitching 12, thus permitting the ends of the back'strap to be inserted into the pockets formed by the supporting straps 10 and 11.

In the use of the device the ends of the back strap'are inserted into the pockets and the buttons 17 projected through the button holes 15 in the usualmanner. When in this position it will be seen that the free ends of I10 and 11 will be brought into comparatively close relation owing to the normal length ofthe back strap 16.- In this positionthe garment is ready to be secured on the body of the wearer in the usual man- I .ner. It will be observed now by referring to the drawings that the provision of a plurality of button holes renders the garment adjustable to various dimensions since it can be seen when the buttons are disengaged 'from the button holes adjacent the free ends of the supporting straps and secured in those remote from the free ends that the size of the waist of the garment will be considerably reduced. It will be further observed in a device of this'kind the back strap may be readily detached when the garment is to be washed, thus increasing the life of the device.

From the foregoing it can be seen that I have provided an attachment which is comparatively simple in structure and inexpen sive to manufacture and which may be em-' ployed with a lacing whenever desired.

Having'thus described my invention what is claimed asnew, is f 1. An adjustable supporting attachment for nether garments comprising a pair of supporting straps located at the rear ends of thewaist band, said straps being provided in, the direction of their lengths with a plurality of button holes, in combination with a resilient backstrap having buttons at its opposite ends tobe 'removably secured in the button holes of the supporting stra s.

2. An adjustable supporting attac ent for netherv garments comprising a pair of supporting straps located at the rear ends of the waist, band and having their opposite sides and forward ends secured thereto by rows of stitching, whereby pockets are formed, said straps being provided in the direction of their lengths with a plurality of button holes, in combinationwith a resilient back strap insertible into the said pockets and having buttons at its op osite ends to be remova y secured in thesai button holes.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD MORRIS, J R.

Witnesses:

E'I'IA F. CAHEN, L. EDWIN GOLDMAN. 

